Xilam Animation Constructs New Broadcast Deals for Piggy Builders
Xilam Animation has inked a raft of broadcast pre-sales for its CG preschool proprietary series, Piggy Builders. Originally commissioned by BBC (UK), France Télévisions (France) and ZDF (Germany), the 52 x 11’ series has now sold to VRT Ketnet (Flemish Belgium), Téléquebec (French Canada), YLE (Finland), Warner Bros. Discovery (Italy), RTS (Switzerland) and SVT (Sweden).
France TV Distribution has been appointed as the licensing agent for Piggy Builders in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Xilam is exhibiting at Brand Licensing Europe at booth A130, and is building a merchandise offering for Piggy Builders across categories including toys, plushies, apparel and publishing. A complete style guide is already available.
Piggy Builders is directed by Romain Villemaine (Ricky Zoom, Maya the Bee,) and premiered on Cbeebies and BBC iPlayer on July 28th 2025, with further territories expected to launch the series in the coming weeks.
Piggy Builders follows Cornelia, Cesar and Charlie, a trio of charismatic and curly-tailed piggy siblings who live in Fine Forest. They share a deep love for building, problem solving and their wonderful community. There’s one more thing they have in common: they all have a lot to learn about working together. When they manage to work as a team, the impossible becomes possible!
Safaa Benazzouz, EVP Distribution at Xilam Animation, said: “Since introducing Piggy Builders to the international market, the response across the board has been fantastic – firstly with BBC, France Télévisions and ZDF jointly boarding the series, and now welcoming a range of additional leading broadcasters into the fold. We’re very much looking forward to seeing our little piggies entertain young audiences and their families around the world, through their humorous adventures and charming stories of teamwork.”
